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Design of a Key-value Store

Design of a Key-value Store

Define the functional and non-functional requirements essential for designing a highly available key-value store. Analyze how needs like configurable consistency and always-write capability influence System Design decisions. Understand the simple get and put operations that enables complex distributed storage.

Requirements

We will design a key-value store that addresses the limitations of traditional databases.

Functional requirements

While standard key-value stores offer get and put operations, this design focuses on specific characteristics:

  • Configurable service: Applications often trade strong consistency for higher availability. The system must support configurable consistency models ...